The Platinum Bands of Betrayal

"Close Friends" Instagram story months ago. He probably thought I was too

ht: Liam winking at the camera, Izzy asleep

fore the big day... and then crashing. Someone' s go

w tig

ng planner later. About changing th

ent photos from the wall. The big

me looking...

Our first anniversary. I' d scribbled "Izzy + Ethan = F

it. Forever.

rtment décor was her choice, cold and modern, nothing like the comfortable, worn-in styl

ket stub, a few other little thing

l into a large

er she' d gone. She saw th

s?" she asked, a sli

eception slideshow mock-up," I lied

a fraction. Then she

rite cronuts!" she said,

rgic to nuts. Severely. She

d. "Oh, Ethan, I... I forgot. I'

tagram post. A picture of hi

favorite pistachio cronuts for acing

ox for me was an afterthought,

lain croissants. "Sorry a

apa honeymoon, how excited she

een as she set it down. A

tdown app? How sweet!" she

of emotion. "Five days until th

ne rang

she said, already halfway to

to the large trash bag fille

ke this out

ng it without a second gla

past out to the cur

to her